02/10/2019

3 Quarks Daily

Facts Become the Enemy: Art and Archives. A Conversation with Joy Garnett on “The Bee Kingdom”Posted on Feb 4, 2019 1:25AM

by Andrea Scrima

What does an artist do with boxes and boxes of archival material? And what if it belongs to her late Egyptian poet beekeeping grandfather? I had the pleasure of interviewing Joy Garnett for my 3QuarksDaily column–and now, you’ll have the pleasure of reading it. But you can also follow her on Facebook to witness the writing and image pairings of a work in progress.